Metal box.



, portion with a bottom and a slip cover with and arrangement of parts set forth in the to the projectiony on the cover.

i outthe several views of the drawings.

Aand 3, 5 is the box consisting of a.

FRANK E. SPRAUE, 0F NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

METAL BOX.

Specification of Letters Iiatent.

Paten-ted'May 27, 1913.

Appncation mea-February 8,1912. serialize. 676,349.

To (1H whom it may concern.' A

.Be it known that I, FRANK E. SPRAGUE, a citizen of the United States, residing at. Nashua., in the county of Hillsboro and State of New Hampshire, have invented new and useful Improvements in Metal Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an' improved box of that class which is ordinarily used to contain blacking, powders, salves, et cetera, the same consisting of a resilient metal body a depending flange also formed of resilient metal which fits tightly around the outside of said body portion. j

The vobject'ofthe invention is to provide a box ofthe character set forth which is so constructed that vthe cover may be easily removed and when replaced fit the body portion of the box as tightly as before, and to this end the depending `flange is provided with one or more solid or rigid projections .extending part way around the'cover o fsaid box.

The depending flange of the cover-and the side or body portion of the box must bot-h be formed of resilient material. The said solid or rigid projections which are formed on the depending flange of the cover are unyielding, stiff, and rigidly fastened to said depending flange, so that when a blowis struck thereon the cover and box will be momentarily distorted, causing the cover to lift itself upon the body portion of. said box and thus it can be readily removed.

The invention consists in the combination specification and particularly7 pointed out in the claims thereof.

Referring to the drawings: Figure L l is a plan View of ,a box embodying my invenf tion. Fig. 2is a sectional elevation taken on line 2;.2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of said box and its cover, showing the same distorted as from a blow applied Fig. 4 is a `sectional elevation. similar to Fig. 2 illustrating the rigid projections placed upon the body portion of the box instead of upon` the flange of the cover. v

Like numerals refer 'to like parts throughfollowing In theC drawings, referring tovFigs; 1,12 resilient metal body portion`6"`and a top 7; Said or more t without departing from the spirit of my in- T-vention.

shown in Fig. 3.

` box,

nently .box is preferably cylindrical. The top 7 has a depending-'flange 8 and the depending flange is made of material of such ch racter and thickness that it is resilient an easily sprung out of shape- The sides 6 of Vthe box are also madeof material of such a character and thickness that it is resilient and. easily sprung out ofv shape. Fastened to said dependi lflangeS of the cover of' said box, and pre erably near the lower edge thereof, are two.solid or rigid metallic projections 9, 9; These projections are of.

greater thickness than the flange 8 and-are rigid, unyielding and nouv-resilient. Said projections extend part way around the box and are preferably located diametrically' op,n posite each other. While I prefer to employ two projections, it is evident that one an two projections can be used The box body has a bead 11 and a. p,ortion of the side 6 projects above said bead, and

over this portion the depending flange 8 of the cover slips.

To remove'the cover from the box, the user holds the box in one hand and. strikes one of the projections `9 with or against a hard object. One or more sharp blows applied in the direction of the arrow a, or, irother words, at right angles to the side of the box, will remove the cover., The result of such a blow is to spring both box and cover slightly out of shape, somewhat into the/form shown in dotted lines, Fig. l, both c'ver and box beingsprung inwardly where the blow is received, causing a distortion of the box andthe cover latally thereof, as

It will be seen by reference to Fig'. 3 that the'depending flange 8 of the cover is lifted andthe body portion of the box depressed, so that a portion,- as at 12, of the body porf tion of the boxis exposed. Otherwise stated, -the box cover is moved upwardly relatively to the bead 11 o n the body portion of the wardlyv on therefrom.'

vthe box can be. easily removed blows which are struck upon "and the cover thus having moved upthe solidv or'rlgid projections 9 .need not be i heavy blows; two or three lightvblowsgare preferable, and these blows do. not .perma-.

of the box. They distort 'them momer'itallT enough to loosen distort the cover or the body portion the covei'as'rwill be seen by reference to Fig. 3, and allow saidlcover to be forced upwardly toward the upper edge of the body portion of the box. Said body portion of the box is preferably slightly beveled or inclined inwardly toward the upper edge thereof so as to assist in the removal ,of the cover therefrom and also to assist in depending flange of the box ,cover will then be resilient and spring out of shape through out its entire extent, except where the solid o-r rigid projection 9 is fastened thereto, it being understood that where` the solid ory rigid projections 9 are fastened to the cover', that portion of .the depending flange to which they are attached will be rendered rigid, while the remainder of the flange will be resilient and easily sprung out off'sliape, whereby the results hereinbefore set forth are rendered possible of attainment.

It is evident that without departing from the spirit of my invention, the solid projections may be attached to the body portion of the box instead of to the cover and in Fig. 4 I have illustrated such a construction in which the cover is the same as in Fig. 2 and has a top 7 and resilient depending flange 8,

while the body' portion 6 of the box has a bead 11 thereon and immediately below this bead are attached the two projections 9, 9. To remove the cover from this box the projections 9', 9 may be struck against a. hard object and substantially the same results will occur as to the loosening of the cover and causing the same to move upwardly on the body portion of the box as hereinbefore described in relation to that formA of my invention illustrated in Figs. l, 2 and 3.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire by Let-ters Patent to secure is:

l. A box having a metal slip cover with a depending resilient flange tightly fitting the body of said box and a rigid, unyielding projection on the periphery of said flange extending partly therearound.

2. A box'having a metal slip cover with a depending resilient flange tightly fitting the body of said box and a rigid, unyielding projection of greater thickness than' said flange fast to the periphery of said flange and extending partly therearound. A

3. A box having a metal slip cover with a depending resilient Vflange tightly fitting the body of said box and two rigid, unyielding projections on the periphery of said flange diametrically opposed to each other and each extending partly around said flange.

4. A box having a resilient metal body lportion and a metal slip cover with a depending resilient flange tightly fitting said -body'portion and a rigid, unyielding projection on the periphery of one of said parts.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses;

. FRANK E. SPRAGUE.

Witnesses: j

` CHARLES E. CAMPBELL, F. HoMER WINGATE. 

